Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1919 — REMODELING OF CLUB ROOMS BEGINS MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

REMODELING OF CLUB ROOMS BEGINS MONDAY.

The remodeling of the Van Rensselaer club rooms will commence next Monday morning, and the contract for the carpenter work has jeen let to Riley and Jess Snyder, of this city, who expect to complete their work some time in September. They will be followed by the decorators, who expect to add the finishing touches the -latter part of October. Plans for the remodeling were carried out to the minutest detail oy the building committee and the rooms will be modern in every respect, being especially adapted for the entertaining of a large number of visitors. There will be a large dance hall, reading room, billiard room and a -balcony (between the irst and second floors, which wijl t»e for the use of orchestras employed for dances and other entertainments. It wilF also be possible to serve banquets in the dance hall to a great many, the necessary facilities for the serving of such being contained in the building plans. The building committee has given much time and consideration to the construction of the plans and feels that when the remodeling is done Rensselaer will have quarters that will not be surpassed by any organization of its character in the state. Organized in 1911 by a few ligh school. boys, the club -lived. to jass through several stages, growing ittle by little each year until it is now assured of being a permanent institution. Each member is proud of the fact that he has helped to make it a success and it is probable that the membership will be greatly increased in the months to come with the enlargement of the present cramped quarters.